Judge's Comments

The Tri-State Budgerigar Society Show was held on July14, 2001, at the All
Saints Episcopal Church in Staten Island, New York. There were a total of
129 birds, with 22 exhibitors showing.

The
Second place was a magnificent Grey Green cock owned by
Joe and Rose Lastella. This bird was as close to the ideal as you can get
and was in perfect condition all day throughout the show. This was the
fourth show the bird has been in and it has won the other three shows in
which it was entered. The bird that beat it was a Light Green cock, also owned
by Joe and Rose Lastella. This bird was at least 11-12 inches long and
the only fault I could find with it was that it was too big for the
showcage. This bird is what the ideal will probably be in about five or six years from now. It
was just a magnificent bird and probably the best Light Green in the
country today.

The
Third place bird was a Light Green cock owned by Chuck Romano. This bird
should win most shows that it enters, but, unfortunately, it was shown
against two of the best birds in the country at that time that could beat
it.

Fourth and Fifth place were Grey Green and Light Green cocks owned by Ron Rebhan.
These were two very nice birds. Sixth place was a Light Green cock owned
by Rose and Joe. Seventh was another Light Green cock owned by Pablo Ortiz.
Eighth was a nice, stylish, Light Green cock owned by Stu Sacks. Ninth
was another stylish Light Green cock owned by Joe Sabella and tenth was
a young one-year-old Grey Green cock owned by Ron Rebhan.

Best Intermediate in show was
a Grey Green cock owned by Michael Bandimere. Second and Third place
were real nice Dark Green and Grey Green cocks owned by John
and Greer Sucke. These birds would have made the top bench at most shows,
however, probably the best Light Greens and Grey Greens in the
country are located here in the Tri-State area.

Best Novice was a good-looking Light Green cock owned by Martha Griner, who
was not at the show, but her husband Bill graciously showed the birds for
her. (Way to go Bill!) The Novice and the Intermediate birds were some of
the best I have seen in the country. Best Rare was a very nice Greywing
cock owned by Pat and Frank Gaggi.

I
wish to especially thank Pat
and Frank Gaggi for letting us stay in their home for this show, Chuck
Romano for dragging me all over the place, and Rose and Joe Lastella for letting
me see their wonderful stud of birds.